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Definition of yucca noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yucca

noun

/ˈjʌkə/

/ˈjʌkə/

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a tropical plant with long stiff pointed leaves on a thick straight stem, often grown indoors
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting cassava): from Carib.

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